Deaf Australia wishes to express gratitude and appreciation of the contribution to the deaf Victorian community from Ms Melissa Lowrie, as she departs her current role in Deaf Victoria.

Ms Lowrie has worked as the Advocacy Manager at Deaf Victoria for the last 5 and half years, and during that time has made significant contributions to key issues including interpreting in public hospitals, commercial drivers licenses (truck drivers) and access to mental health support for deaf people.

‘Advocacy is never an easy task, and being able to achieve such key outcomes for deaf Victorians are to be highly commended’, said Todd Wright, Chairman of Deaf Australia. ‘Melissa’s advocacy experience will be a valuable asset in her new role in the Disability Advocacy Resource Unit. We wish her all the best with her new role’.

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